Cozy Dolan

Who was Cozy Dolan?

Albert J. "Cozy" Dolan was a Major League Baseball player. The 5 ft 10 in, 160-pound outfielder and third baseman played for six teams; the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Highlanders, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. Over his career he posted career numbers of 299 hits, 210 runs, 102 stolen bases, a .339 Slugging percentage, and a .252 batting average.

Dolan was born in Chicago, Illinois.

In the final series of the 1924 season, the Giants were playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds and battling for the pennant with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell offered Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand $500 to throw the games. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the lifetime suspension of O'Connell and Dolan, who was a coach for the Giants, by Commissioner Landis, although future-Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs were also implicated.

Cozy Dolan died December 8, 1958 in his hometown of Chicago.